documentation on process/flow-control wrt configuration files

[Rod Widdowson]

In general you are on your own if you want to do this sort of thing.  We are not are going to guarantee that this stuff will remain
the same between even minor release.

On the other hand for "now", you will find all the macros by grepping java-shib-idp2\src\installer\resources\conf-tmpl of '$'.  Note
however that the windows "Quick installer" uses rather more than this.

Looking forward I anticipate that the V3 installer will allow a GUI-less mode in which you will be able to specify (documented)
parameters on the command line or in a properties file.

> Goal is to have the ability to recompile and re-deploy

Well, if you are redeploying you will be able to keep the same configuration and in that case macros play no part (backwards
compatibility).  I'd be inclined to make the obvious one line change to build.xml, copy in install.properties, and run ant.  

It might be useful for you to know that the current install allows you to build with a web.xml  other than the one from the build
(but not any other files) - just slam it into $(IDP_HOME)/config/web.xml.

Rod


> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev-bounces at shibboleth.net [mailto:dev-bounces at shibboleth.net] On Behalf Of Cantor, Scott
> Sent: 05 October 2012 01:22
> To: Shib Dev
> Subject: Re: documentation on process/flow-control wrt configuration files
> 
> On 10/4/12 4:21 PM, "ci_98yr" <ci_98yr at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> >Appreciate if anyone can point me to what would be the parameters (such
> >as
> >$IDP_HOME$) and any other affected xml files that are changed
> >(configured
> >before) while
> >building IDP.war?
> >
> >Looking for a sort of manual or semi-auto mode.
> >
> >We also became aware of ant task and build.xml but we are sticking to
> >basic distribution compilation as in
> >http://svn.shibboleth.net/view/java-shib-idp2/branches/REL_2/
> 
> That's basically the answer. I'm not aware of any documentation or knowledge of that information other
> than reviewing what the ant task does.
> Rod might know from having done the Windows installer, in which case I'm sure he'll say so.
> 
> -- Scott
> 
> 
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